Human Centered Designer
Location: US, , Manhattan Beach
Department: Design
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Computer Software
Function: Design

Company profile:
The Boston Consulting Group (#URL_45423e1e16703aa4d8ee444d3ad69bb51525f1dad0b3115713cf80dc496299e2#) has launched a new digital business, BCG Digital Ventures (#URL_4968ff917b2cf554a3e92b004e0c92d03e4c10730070a0df7e84f0d3db806e53#) - a digital innovation, product development, and commercialization firm.  This first-of-its-kind firm will bring unique capabilities to create and grow disruptive digital products and platforms.  BCG Digital Ventures goes beyond providing consulting, design, and technology services to form strategic venture teams with its clients in order to rapidly develop, launch and grow transformational digital products, platforms and businesses.The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy.  BCG partners with clients from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors in all regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their enterprises.BCG was founded in 1963 and is a privately owned firm with more than 7,000 employees across 81 offices in 45 countries.  Integrity, respect for the individual, delivering value, and making an impact on society are just some of BCG's core values. BCG's commitment to both their clients' success and their own standards is what sets BCG apart as a world-class professional services organization.

Job description:
THE COMPANY: BCG Digital Ventures (#URL_4968ff917b2cf554a3e92b004e0c92d03e4c10730070a0df7e84f0d3db806e53#)The Boston Consulting Group (#URL_45423e1e16703aa4d8ee444d3ad69bb51525f1dad0b3115713cf80dc496299e2#) has launched a new digital business, BCG Digital Ventures (#URL_4968ff917b2cf554a3e92b004e0c92d03e4c10730070a0df7e84f0d3db806e53#) - a digital innovation, product development, and commercialization firm.  This first-of-its-kind firm will bring unique capabilities to create and grow disruptive digital products and platforms.  BCG Digital Ventures goes beyond providing consulting, design, and technology services to form strategic venture teams with its clients in order to rapidly develop, launch and grow transformational digital products, platforms and businesses. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy.  BCG partners with clients from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors in all regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their enterprises.BCG was founded in 1963 and is a privately owned firm with more than 7,000 employees across 81 offices in 45 countries.  Integrity, respect for the individual, delivering value, and making an impact on society are just some of BCG's core values. BCG's commitment to both their clients' success and their own standards is what sets BCG apart as a world-class professional services organization. THE OPPORTUNITY: HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGNERBCG is looking for an exemplary Human Centered Designer to help drive the rapid growth of BCG's new digital business, BCG Digital Ventures. Our purpose is to help companies imagine, bring-to-life and launch digital businesses and solutions that have transformative customer impact. To do this, we’ve assembled a group of world-class business/strategy, product design, and technology professionals with deep knowledge and experience in digital businesses and solutions – from mobile applications and ecommerce, to new and emerging digital solutions yet to be realized.Specifically…Leverage design-thinking and industrial design methodologies to help re-imagine new human-centered user experiences, products and services through collaborative problem solving with a multidisciplinary team.Serve as key contributor and/or appointed lead on Primary and Secondary Research, Trend Analysis, Conceptual Ideation, 2-D/3-D Concept Development, Material Selection and Tech Pack Creation.Contribute to the firm’s thought leadership in User-Centered design approaches and strategic innovation best practices.Navigate multidisciplinary input and constructive critique to ensure products balance compelling visual design and a great consumer experience.

Requirements:
EDUCATION: Undergraduate degree in Product design or Industrial design or equivalent Visual design; Master’s or advanced degree highly preferred.EXPERIENCE: 5-10+ years of experience for design leads or 2-5+ years of experience in Product or Industrial design.Have deep knowledge of design visual theory (i.e. branding, color theory, materials, finishes, sustainability analyses, product construction techniques, etc.)Have an online / digital portfolio that demonstrates strong user-centered designs across a diverse range of projects.Demonstrated knowledge of information architecture, interaction flow, user interface and visual design.Expert skill level in 2-D Analog Visual Communication, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design), 3-D Analog Prototyping, 3-D Modeling (e.g. SolidWorks) and Rapid Prototyping Procurement.Possess a passion for digital products and services.Mastery with organizing information, developing impactful experience concepts, designing advanced layouts and interactions for all things digital.Demonstrated success at project execution and delivery, and ongoing project communication.Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.Self-motivated, takes initiative, possesses creative problem-solving skills and willingness to offer suggestions for improvement; able to build effective relationships to leverage resources.Proven diligence, attention to detail and technical intuition.Service-oriented, flexible, positive team player, capable of interacting and problem solving with a multidisciplinary team.An organized and composed professional, able to handle competing priorities and work effectively in a challenging fast paced environment.Exercise judgment in managing confidential/sensitive information; trustworthy, ethical and possesses the highest levels of character and values.Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment and to interpret rules and guidelines flexibly to enhance the business and in keeping with BCG’s values and culture.Proven experience working successfully within a complex matrix structured organization is essential.It is necessary to have the ability to understand and manage complex reporting relationships and incorporate multiple labor laws and cultures.

Benefits:
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